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EFCC operatives leaving with Okorocha after his arrest PHOTO: the Nation
After close to one hour of sporadic shooting, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have finally whisked former Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha away.
They broke into his Maitama, Abuja residence after laying siege to it for nine hours.
The anti-graft agency laid siege to Okorocha’s Maitama home from 11.30 in the morning, barricading the entrance gate with vehicles while heavily armed policemen were stationed at all strategic locations inside and outside the premises.
Briefing journalists before he was arrested, Okorocha described the siege at his residence as an ugly development that does not portray those those involved in good light.
He alleged the Commission’s siege was to stop him from attending the APC presidential screening, which he said was ongoing.
The former Governor also explained that no formal invitation was extended to him, prior to the EFCC raid.
